Actress linked with Hollande begins privacy suit against magazine

French actress Julie Gayet has initiated a privacy suit against Closer magazine over its report that she was having an affair with President Francois Hollande.

The 41-year-old is seeking €50,000 in damages and €4,000 in legal costs from the magazine over a report that she claims breached France's strict privacy laws.

President Hollande has yet to deny the affair. He told reporters in Paris he would address the matter before a trip to Washington next month.